Yesterday evening, Governor Hochul and her senior leadership team held a press conference to announce that she has reached a “general agreement” with the legislature on the 2025-26 state budget. 

Since its passing, we have heard from our members, members of our fellow education advocacy groups, and school transportation professionals about issues with the rollout of the Zero Emissions School Bus mandate

State lawmakers passed two more budget extenders this week, as a state budget agreement continues to remain out of reach.

As state budget negotiations remain stalled, the Governor submitted a 4th budget extender to the legislature today